Latest news: Financial services top career

According to UCAS a record 688,310 people have applied for university places this autumn but over 200,000 failed to land a place. 09/06/2011

The high demand and tough competition meant that 188,697 were eligible for clearing but received no offers; did not meet the required grades; or applied too late while a further 18,081 disheartened individuals actually withdrew their applications.

For those who have made it to university it seems that top of the career list is financial services. High Fliers research found that there were 343,000 graduate job applications in the 2010-11 academic year with financial services the main career aim.

To help get more graduates into financial services the Financial Skills Partnership (FSP) has been actively campaigning to convince employers on the benefits of increasing accessibility into their workplaces. They are also encouraging them to embrace various initiatives such as apprenticeships to strengthen the talent pipeline for the sector. The FSP’s online ‘Directions’ career guide – with additional consultancy services - is also rapidly becoming the UK’s go-to resource for employment and careers advice on financial services.